USC clearly team to beat for Reynolds

By Phil Kornblut

6-8 Darryl Reynolds of Philadelphia made an unofficial visit to Rhode Island Wednesday with his coach but said Thursday night the Rams are not in the picture. Reynolds said his decision remains between USC, Villanova and Seton Hall with his announcement to be made at his high school April 24th. He has visited USC and will visit Villanova and Seton Hall later this month. Reynolds talked with Gamecock coach Frank Martin earlier this week. "I appreciate everything they did more me (on his visit)," Reynolds said. "They are still my number one but I've got to weigh my options. I have to look at the other schools. I like South Carolina but I don't want to say too much." Asked if it will be hard for one of the other schools to overtake USC, Reynolds responded, "yes." He added that the proximity of Villanova and Seton Hall to his home is not a factor. "I have family all over the country," he said. "You've got to go where you've got to go."

The regular season ended last night for Huntington Prep, WV and the team won't play again until the national tournament in New York City in early April. That should give 6-10 center Levi Cook plenty of time to recover from a twisted knee that kept him out of last night's game. And it also will give him time to make his official visits.

OL Parker Boudreaux of Orlando reports an amazing total of over 70 offers at this point. About 15 of those programs have separated from the pack and Clemson is firmly in that group. Boudreaux visited Clemson last season for the North Carolina game and raved about the experience. He is returning this Saturday for a junior day and will bring...

OL Luke Elder of LaGrange, GA holds offers from about 15 schools including USC and Clemson. Some of his other offers are Ole Miss, Cal, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Florida State and Vanderbilt. He doesn't yet have favorites but he plans to formulate a top 10 or in the near future, and he...

Clemson holds its second junior day for the 2016 recruiting season this Saturday and one of the invitees is Bamberg-Ehrhardt OL Drew Wilson (6-4 290). Clemson has had a lot of success attracting top talent from the Red Raiders' program over the years and Wilson is another drawing the Tigers' interest according to assistant coach and recruiting...

OL John Simpson of Fort Dorchester won his first 4A heavyweight wrestling championship over the weekend. His wrestling season limited the amount of football recruiting travel he could get in over the past couple of months, but Simpson is ready to move forward with that now.